ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀᴛ ʜᴜᴍʙʟᴇ ᴘɪᴇ means to be prepared to suffer humiliation by admitting that one is wrong, whether one believes this to be so or not, and to apologise for what one has done or said.
The expression probably arose from medieval dining customs. The choicest meat was served to the master of the household, his family and guests and the less desirable were given to the staff, baked in the form of pies
𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 is to be found asleep and taken unawares. ‘Nap’ comes from the Saxon 𝙆𝙣𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙖𝙣 meaning to doze or sleep lightly or briefly, especially by day.
Such short naps are also known as ‘cat naps’ as cats frequently indulge in them, but several other animals have this habit, and can be said to have been ‘caught napping’ while doing so.
Many birds have been observed flying far out at sea at night; when these birds have to fly over vast areas of sea, where they cannot land, they stay on the wing all night.
Some birds have been observed to fly without landing for 60 and 90 hours, and they even ‘cat nap’ during flight.
P.S: I am trying to dig my memory to find all those times when I was caught napping 
or taken a sweet cat nap. Happy catnapping!!
𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻 is an 18th century phrase meaning immediately or very quickly, and is said to refer to an erratic gentleman of that name who rushed around to visit his neighbours, rang the front door bell, and then changed his mind and dashed off before the servant had time to announce his name.
P.S: If you are viewing this, then, you have taken a leaf from me…some part of me in you?
Shakespeare mentions these in Antony & Cleopatra (Act 1, Scene 5)
“𝔐𝔶 𝔰𝔞𝔩𝔞𝔡 𝔡𝔞𝔶𝔰, 𝔴𝔥𝔢𝔫 ℑ 𝔴𝔞𝔰 𝔤𝔯𝔢𝔢𝔫 𝔦𝔫 𝔧𝔲𝔡𝔤𝔢𝔪𝔢𝔫𝔱”.
The reference is to the years of inexperienced youth – green is the fresh colour of young vegetables used in salads, and represents anyone who is young and lacking in experience. This also accounts for the use of the terms ‘green’ and ‘greenhorn’ for anyone considered to be a novice, raw hand, or simpleton.
P.S: and salad is delicious 
with the right dressing of course
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In Elizabethan times and earlier they were mainly composed of the scented medicinal herbs like rosemary, thyme and rue which had disinfectant properties and were carried to offer some protection. The idea of using the language of flowers to send a secret message of love reached its peak around 1857 when Arthur Freeling published – “Flowers, Their Use and Beauty, Language and Sentiment”
Metal troughs are often fastened under eaves to catch and carry away rain when it falls on the roof. Otherwise, water drips from the eaves onto the ground.
P.S: and then eavesdropping term comes to life…all ears !
p.s: Stay grounded, to grow !
This word is not commonly used in conversations, more for creative writing or poetry…the word has a feel of support, more so in Hindi it feels someone is saying – your support (tera firma).
P.S: Simply happy!
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